Category: California Tentative Rulings

Case Number: 23SMCV02208    Hearing Date: June 5, 2024    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT 207 HEARING DATE June 5, 2024 CASE NUMBER 23SMCV02208 MATTER Request for Default Judgment Plaintiff Everything But The Wood LLC (“Plaintiff”) requests for default judgment against Defendant Jonathan Rees (“Defendant”) in the amount of $49,368.62, which is composed of $40,037.00 in unpaid rent as demanded in the complaint; […]

Case Number: 22SMCV02361    Hearing Date: June 5, 2024    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT          207 HEARING DATE       June 5, 2024 CASE NUMBER        22SMCV02361 MOTION                    Motion to Vacate/Set Aside Default, Default Judgment and to Quash and Recall Writ of Execution MOVING PARTY      Defendant Hansueli Overturf aka Hans Overturf OPPOSING PARTY   Plaintiff Sally Maslon BACKGROUND On November 11, 2022, Plaintiff Sally Maslon (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants Hans […]

Case Number: 21SMCV00182    Hearing Date: June 5, 2024    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT 207 HEARING DATE June 5, 2024 CASE NUMBER 21SMCV00182 MOTIONS Motions to Quash Service of Summons MOVING PARTIES (1)   Defendants Amanda Staveley and Cantervale Ltd. (2)   Defendants David Reuben and Simon Reuben (3)   Defendant Koronus Holdings OPPOSING PARTY Plaintiff Keyway Pride Limited BACKGROUND This case arises from a dispute over […]

Case Number: 20STCV11588    Hearing Date: February 13, 2024    Dept: 26 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Department 26   CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Plaintiff, v.   LANCE JAY ROBBINS PALOMA PARTNERSHIP; 7th STREET ASSOCIATES, INC.; LANCE JOY ROBBINS, et al., Defendants.   Case No.:  20STCV11588   Hearing Date:  February 13, 2024   [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: CROSS-DEFENDANT CITY OF LOS ANGELES’ MOTION TO […]

Case Number: 22STCV22651    Hearing Date: January 23, 2024    Dept: 15 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE MOTION TO QUASH Plaintiff Marque Routh alleges Mark Routh developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos.  Defendant Chattem, Inc. filed a motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction.  Plaintiff asked for jurisdictional discovery, and so the court continued the hearing.  Plaintiff and Defendant filed […]

Case Number: 22SMCV01666    Hearing Date: December 12, 2023    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT 207 HEARING DATE December 12, 2023 CASE NUMBER 22SMCV01666 MOTION Motion for Reconsideration MOVING PARTY Plaintiff Blue Lake Capital OPPOSING PARTIES (none) MOTION               Plaintiff Blue Lake Capital, LLC (“Plaintiff”) seeks reconsideration of the Court’s order of November 2, 2023 in which the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for […]

Case Number: 23SMCV04868    Hearing Date: December 12, 2023    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT 207 HEARING DATE December 12, 2023 CASE NUMBER 23SMCV04868 MOTION Motion for Preliminary Injunction MOVING PARTIES Plaintiffs Stephen R. Hofer; Stephen R. Hofer Law Corporation d/b/a Aerlex Law Group; Aerlex Tax Services, LLC; and Aerlex Tax Services, LLP OPPOSING PARTIES Defendants Vicky Boladian and Boladian Aviation Law Group, […]

Superior Court of California  County of Los Angeles – West District   Beverly Hills Courthouse / Department 205  MANE KARAPETIAN,     Plaintiff,  v.  MERIWETHER COMPANIES, LLC, et al.,      Defendants.      Case No.:  22SMCV02272       Hearing Date:  December 8, 2023    [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:    PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SET ASIDE     DISMISSAL      […]

Case Number: 23SMCV01905    Hearing Date: December 8, 2023    Dept: 205 HEARING DATE:  December 8, 2023  JUDGE/DEPT:  Moreton/Beverly Hills, 205  CASE NAME: American Express National Bank v. Terrence Betties  CASE NUMBER:  23SMCV01905    COMP. FILED:  May 1, 2023      PROCEEDINGS: REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT  MOVING PARTY: American Express National Bank   RESPONDING PARTY: Terrence Betties  BACKGROUND  This is a […]

Superior Court of California  County of Los Angeles – West District   Beverly Hills Courthouse / Department 205  KEVIN MCGINN,       Plaintiff,  v.    PETER B. MENDELSOHN, M.D., et al.,      Defendants.      Case No.:  23SMCV02329       Hearing Date:  December 8, 2023    [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:    DEFENDANT DAVID KAMEN’S     DEMURRER AND MOTION […]

Case Number: 23SMCV00589    Hearing Date: December 8, 2023    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT 207 HEARING DATE December 8, 2023 CASE NUMBER 23SMCV00589 MOTION Demurrer MOVING PARTY Defendant NAI Capital Commercial, Inc. OPPOSING PARTY Plaintiff Alexander Rivkin, MD MOTION Defendant NAI Capital Commercial, Inc. (“Defendant”) demurs to all three causes of action alleged in Plaintiff Alexander Rivkin, MD’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint. This case […]

Case Number: 22STCV10330    Hearing Date: December 8, 2023    Dept: 207 TENTATIVE RULING DEPARTMENT 207 HEARING DATE December 8, 2023 CASE NUMBER 22STCV10330 MOTION Motion to be Relieved as Counsel MOVING PARTY Thomas D. Sands, Esq. OPPOSING PARTY (none) MOTION             Thomas D. Sands of The Sands Law Group, APLC, counsel for Cross Defendant Jafiel Drinkwater (“Counsel”) moves to be relieved as counsel, […]

Plaintiff Scenic Enterprise, LLC’s motion for protective order is granted. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.420.) Defendant shall pay $5,462.50 in discovery sanctions to plaintiff. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.420, subd. (h).) “Depositions of opposing counsel are presumptively improper, severely restricted, and require ‘extremely’ good cause — a high standard.” (Carehouse Convalescent Hospital v. […]

Demurrer Cross-defendant Colette Denise Daniels’ demurrer sustained as to the 2nd-4th causes of action and otherwise overruled. (See Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10, subd. (e).) Cross-complainant SIB-Monaco LLC shall have leave to file and serve an amended cross-complaint within 15 days. 1st cause of action, breach of contract. The cross-complaint states facts sufficient to constitute […]

Plaintiff, Eitan Beznos (“Plaintiff”), moves for an order compelling Defendant Horizon Construction & Remodeling, Inc. (“Horizon”) to serve verified responses and responsive documents, without objections to Plaintiff’s Requests for Production, Set One, within 10 calendar days of the hearing of the motion, and for an order that Horizon and its counsel of record Fred Hayes […]

Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc. filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration and Request for Judicial Notice. As an initial matter, Defendant’s unopposed Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. Under the circumstances of this particular case, the court finds that Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is a third party beneficiary of the Arbitration Agreement.  […]

Defendant Nissan North America, Inc., the manufacturer and a non-signatory to the Retail Installment Sale Contract, filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration. The Court recognizes that there is a split of authority on the issue.  The Third District in Felisilda v. FCA US LLC (2020) 53 Cal.App.5th 486 found that an arbitration agreement contained in a sales […]

Defendant Nissan moves to compel arbitration, asserting that the arbitration provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).  “Although the FAA preempts any state law that stands as an obstacle to its objective of enforcing arbitration agreements according to their terms… we apply general California contract law to determine whether the parties formed a […]

Defendant Essex Property Trust, Inc.’s has filed a Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action. The Court OVERRULES defendant Essex Property Trust’s objections to the Declaration of plaintiff Hall and the Amended Declaration of Plaintiff Hall. The Mutual Arbitration Agreement expressly states that it “shall be governed by the FAA (9 U.S.C. § 1 et. […]

Plaintiff, Robert Campbell (“Plaintiff” or “Campbell”), moves for an order staying and consolidating the instant unlimited civil case, Campbell v. Brooks, case no. 30-2022-01286871-CU-BC-WJC (the “Unlimited Action”) and an unlawful detainer case, Brooks v. Campbell, case no. 30-2023-01312405-CL-UD-CJC (the “UD Action”). On 08/10/23, the Court’s tentative ruling was to deny Plaintiff’s Motion to Consolidate and grant the […]

Defendants Laura Waldrop and John Waldrop (“Defendants”) demur to all causes of action in the operative First Amended Complaint.  Defendants properly met and conferred prior to bringing the Demurrers.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 430.41, subd. (a).) PLAINTIFF CANNOT CLAIM HE WAS DEFENDANTS’ EMPLOYEE TO AVOID BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 7031 The main difference between […]

Motion: Defendant Paul Espinoza’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Tentative Ruling: The Court initially notes that the opposition has been considered despite being untimely. Counsel is admonished for failing to abide by the requisite deadlines. Defendant Paul Espinoza’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 438. […]

COUNTY OF VENTURA Tentative Ruling 201900525298CUMM: Dobbert vs Los Robles 08/08/2023 in Department 21 Hearing on Motion in Limine Case No.: 56-2019-00525298-CU-MM-VTA Assigned for all Purposes to Judge: Hon. Jeffrey G. Bennett Department: 21 Motions in Limine The court may adopt, modify or reject the tentative ruling following the scheduled hearing. This tentative ruling will […]

Defendant’s demurrer to the First Amended Complaint. Sustain demurrer w/o leave to amend. B & P 7031 prevents recovery by an unlicensed contractor for contractor work performed. The FAC alleges that the parties were in a romantic relationship that led plaintiff into moving into defendant’s home, and that the home was in need of significant […]

MOTION FOR DETERMINATION OF GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT   MOVING PARTY:               Defendants HFE LLC, Wee Hin, and Robert Chen (“Moving Parties”) RESPONDING PARTY:      Defendants Jianqiang Gu, CADM, Inc. CAXYH LLC, CAYFD LLC, CAMYG LLC, CAMG LLC, CAJYQNG LLC, and Cross-Complainants CADM INC. (“Opposing Parties”) SERVICE:                              Filed June 21, 2023 OPPOSITION:                       Untimely filed July 11, 2023   REPLY:                                   Filed July 12, 2023 RELIEF […]